Its_Only_Money
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Re: Maybe this is why.....???
jonjo, no I am not suggesting that any and all yachtsmen who end up in close encounters do so because of the baggage I outlined above, I do however believe that it applies to some of those who do so.
You could use as an example the debate over the meaning of "impede", to me this is a pointless debate and one that should be reserved for a purely academic discussion, after all having debated its meaning it is only of any use if you can confirm that the other skipper concerned has an identical undertsanding, as this is clearly not possible the only safe action is to assume the widest possible meaning of "impede" and either give such vessels a wide margin and/or accord them stand-on status, hence IMHO whether the writer of colregs meant "impede" to have a different meaning to "give way to" is immaterial.....
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Simon
Its Only Money
Fairline Sprint
Solent-based
jonjo, no I am not suggesting that any and all yachtsmen who end up in close encounters do so because of the baggage I outlined above, I do however believe that it applies to some of those who do so.
You could use as an example the debate over the meaning of "impede", to me this is a pointless debate and one that should be reserved for a purely academic discussion, after all having debated its meaning it is only of any use if you can confirm that the other skipper concerned has an identical undertsanding, as this is clearly not possible the only safe action is to assume the widest possible meaning of "impede" and either give such vessels a wide margin and/or accord them stand-on status, hence IMHO whether the writer of colregs meant "impede" to have a different meaning to "give way to" is immaterial.....
<hr width=100% size=1>Rgds
Simon
Its Only Money
Fairline Sprint
Solent-based